Briana Last

Bio

Briana S. Last is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She employs quantitative and qualitative methods to research the social determinants of mental health disorders and mental health service provision. She works with Dr. Rinad Beidas studying Philadelphia’s public mental health system. The National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health generously support her scientific investigations.

In addition to her doctoral research, she writes about the history of psychiatry and the political economy of mental health care and social services. She has written in venues such as The Nation, Boston Review, and Psyche.

Education

University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology | August 2016 - July 2022

Columbia University | New York, NY

B.A. Psychology | August 2011 - May 2014

Briana Last

Bio

Briana S. Last is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She employs quantitative and qualitative methods to research the social determinants of mental health disorders and mental health service provision. She works with Dr. Rinad Beidas studying Philadelphia’s public mental health system. The National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health generously support her scientific investigations.

In addition to her doctoral research, she writes about the history of psychiatry and the political economy of mental health care and social services. She has written in venues such as The Nation, Boston Review, and Psyche.

Education

University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology | August 2016 - July 2022

Columbia University | New York, NY

B.A. Psychology | August 2011 - May 2014